Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Culver City

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-405 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 6% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Irvine to Culver City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	58	71	66	65	60	54	55	55	51	50	51	55	54	48	47	43
Tue	42	83	116	104	85	74	63	56	53	50	51	53	62	60	50	48	45
Wed	42	78	125	112	86	74	63	58	56	55	53	56	60	61	56	54	45
Thu	42	79	113	96	79	76	61	60	54	53	54	56	61	58	52	48	44
Fri	42	75	97	74	66	60	68	61	57	55	52	53	54	55	51	48	44
Sat	43	44	45	46	47	51	59	57	63	62	58	57	53	50	51	49	44
Sun	43	44	45	45	45	47	53	55	69	64	64	51	54	51	49	49	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Irvine to Culver City (via I-405 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine (Harvard Avenue) to central Culver City (Duquesne Avenue) along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Irvine to Culver City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Culver City?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Culver City?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (24 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	58	71	66	65	60	54	55	55	51	50	51	55	54	48	47	43
Tue	42	83	116	104	85	74	63	56	53	50	51	53	62	60	50	48	45
Wed	42	78	125	112	86	74	63	58	56	55	53	56	60	61	56	54	45
Thu	42	79	113	96	79	76	61	60	54	53	54	56	61	58	52	48	44
Fri	42	75	97	74	66	60	68	61	57	55	52	53	54	55	51	48	44
Sat	43	44	45	46	47	51	59	57	63	62	58	57	53	50	51	49	44
Sun	43	44	45	45	45	47	53	55	69	64	64	51	54	51	49	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	58	71	66	65	60	54	55	55	51	50	51	55	54	48	47	43
Tue	42	83	116	104	85	74	63	56	53	50	51	53	62	60	50	48	45
Wed	42	78	125	112	86	74	63	58	56	55	53	56	60	61	56	54	45
Thu	42	79	113	96	79	76	61	60	54	53	54	56	61	58	52	48	44
Fri	42	75	97	74	66	60	68	61	57	55	52	53	54	55	51	48	44
Sat	43	44	45	46	47	51	59	57	63	62	58	57	53	50	51	49	44
Sun	43	44	45	45	45	47	53	55	69	64	64	51	54	51	49	49	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	58	71	66	65	60	54	55	55	51	50	51	55	54	48	47	43
Tue	42	83	116	104	85	74	63	56	53	50	51	53	62	60	50	48	45
Wed	42	78	125	112	86	74	63	58	56	55	53	56	60	61	56	54	45
Thu	42	79	113	96	79	76	61	60	54	53	54	56	61	58	52	48	44
Fri	42	75	97	74	66	60	68	61	57	55	52	53	54	55	51	48	44
Sat	43	44	45	46	47	51	59	57	63	62	58	57	53	50	51	49	44
Sun	43	44	45	45	45	47	53	55	69	64	64	51	54	51	49	49	43